At Level 2, the random means from the Level 1 LCA were regressed on three community level predictors. The nonsmoker class was used as the reference group in this model as well. When comparing moderate smokers to nonsmokers, we find that proportion of youth living in poverty is the only significant predictor. This indicates that, holding all other predictors constant, as the proportion of young people living in poverty in the community increased,
more girls indicated moderate smoking as compared to no smoking. When comparing heavy smokers to nonsmokers we find that living in a tobacco-growing state is the only significant predictor .p D :05/. Communities in a tobacco-growing state had more girls who were heavy smokers than nonsmokers. Specifically, the odds of being a heavy smoker are 39% higher if the community is located in a tobacco-growing state.